I wish for once this country could pass an unambiguously good law to protect people's privacy.
this post was submitted on 04 Apr 2025
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Best we can do is protecting guns
And we don’t even use them effectively to protect our rights.
Best we can do is require photo ID for porn.
Illinois has a law against collecting biometric data.
If you've been inside a Walmart or target or many other major retailers in the last 5 years, you're already in the database.
Super cute edits:
“You’re already in the system, whether it is a system that involves a conviction, an arrest or being a member of the community on social media,” said local defense attorney “You’re part of that system, you’re part of that database, for better or for worse. You’re there.”
“The lack of laws and legislation is a bit troubling because we seem to need to catch up to a technology that’s way ahead of us,”
System startered in 2021
Walmart alone is a scary good at this. They have dedicated teams towards facial and item theft recognition. They won't even report your theft until it reaches grand larceny they will simply tally the theft. Because there is no point in arresting a 20 dollar theft or having a case to prosecute with teams of lawyers.
It should be a crime to gather that much data as a private entity
The whole "building a profile to sue people" would bother me a lot less if they weren't stealing from their own workers.